El Torito - Mount Vernon

Food was tasty. Restaurant in an isolated area and the environment needs better care.

Got up 6am in the morning to do some work at 7am in the area. By 3pm I was starving when I dragged myself into the restaurant. I had the whole restaurant to myself. The food was buffet style but the hostess was more than happy to serve me. I had baked chicken with yellow rice and red beans. The food was great, I especially loved the chicken, it was very well seasoned. I know I said I was starving when I got there so don't think my assessment of the food was impaired in any way. Almost forgot, I also enjoyed a delicious passion fruit drink they created. Will try to go again closer to lunch time. Definitely worth a visit as they have free parking available (see photo).

The staff was nice but there is a lot of room for improvement. They have no menus. You can be told a price and charged another. They can also describe a drink and what comes with it but when they deliver it has none of the mentioned items. I would recommend the rice (Moro)but the chicken was extremely dry. Even the dark meat was dry and that was a first for me. This is more of a lounge over restaurant. The music is super loud so not a place for conversation with guest. I’m pretty sure it was YouTube playing as I saw no dj. Do not call prior to going they do not answer the phone. Maybe because it was there grand opening they were running around but it’s an ok after work spot.

I ordered green bananas with eggs and salami. The green bananas had no salt at all. Not even a pinch. I tried to give them a chance but never again.

The food was tasty but it wasn’t hot when served. Portion size was adequate for the price. I would come again